Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-05-05
Correspondence Of the Beacon

facture Of oleomargarine and other
substitutes for butter, which during
the past few years has become an i'm.
portant industry in some sections OF
the country. Chemical and micrcsco.
pical tests have been in progress for
several months. The results Of the
observations will be of great benefit
to the consumers Of butter, and OF
interest to the general reader. Dur
ing the course of the Investigations it
has been ascertained that q large
majority OF the oleomargarine factories
are run upon the strictly business
principle. of securing the largest pos
sible returns for the capital invested,
and the question of public health,
seems to have been entirely ignored.
Ii has been common in some Of these
establishments to utilize the carcasses
OF horses, dog and swine. and the man
ufacturers have not been in the least
particular as to the age or condition
Of the meat, as by the use Of chemical
preparations, offensive smells are des-
troyed. The Commissioner in his re-
port SAYS: TOO much in condemna-
tion of these practices cannot be said
and SO long as | am commissioner OF
agriculture, just so long will | raise
my voice against a continuance OF the
evil. There is a great deal Of capital
invested in this enterprise, to be sure,
and particularly in the West, but that
does not Justify its manufacture, in my
opinion, for it is against the people,
and should be frowned down. Chem
ical and miscroscopical tests have been
in progress under the supervision OF
Profs. Wylie and Taylor, of the agrl-
n,JhsEel 90. danartmant. - for several
vations will be of great benefit to the
consumers Of butter. l trust they
will be scattered broadcast, and bear
good fruit.
During the administration of Presi-
dent Grant very beautifully designed
card, having in its upper left hand
corner finely executed steel plate
engraving of the White House, was
adopted for general use in issuing in
vitations to dinners, and receptions
at the Executive mansion. SUBSEQUENT
ly new design was adopted and the
stock of old cards was placed in the
room in which waste material is stored.
In looking about the apartment recent
", the President Glanced to discover
the cards and he at once resolved to
turn them to account, in supplying the
PERSISTENT and never ceasing demand
for his autograph. The cards were
removed to his private office, and dur
ing the past week avery large number
of persons who have written to the
President for his autograph have been
surprised to receive one Of these
beautiful cards with the signature
"Grover Cleveland"
The fashionable amusement of the
city now, is what is termed a paper
hunt. Almost every clear day there
is held s"meeting." The hunt con-
sists rin appointing persons as hares
given lead distributing along
fheir route scraps of paper. The OBJ
ject being for the houuds,-who are
the main body of the party-to follow
the trail of the hares and il possible
overtake them before they reach the
finish which is generally about 5 miles
distance and near some residence |
where refreshments await their arri-
val, and as the sport is one calculated !
to sharpen the appetite, due justice is
always done to the collation..
The Grant relics which have been
or several months safely guarded in
'ne of the private rooms of the Ma
.ional Museum, are now being placed
IN public exhibition. To-day two hand
'ome plushsd-lined cases filed with
articles from the collection were placed
n the north hall Of the Museum, near
he main entrance. They contain the
swords. gold headed
'anes, caskets, medallions, and many
'ther costly and elegant articles pre-
ented by different people at different
lines to Genl. Grant many of these
.rtieles are souvenirs Of his trio
Iround the world. There is a splendid
collection of japanese eoins--oue series
{ seven pieces, old japanese gold
oins of huge size, being valued at
5000. There are also invitation